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News Linux News for Aug 03, 2005:
Free Software Magazine: Free Software and Digital Rights Management
(2005-08-03 01:00:25) "In recent years, digital rights management technology (DRM) has become an important issue to free software users and developers..."
ZDNet: Why MS Office for Linux is a Win-Win
(2005-08-03 02:30:32) "In our open source blog, Dana Blankenhorn asks an important question which Microsoft ought to be asking itself: Would you buy MS Office for Linux...?"
ONLamp: OSCON 1.2: Law for Geeks
(2005-08-03 04:00:54) "Lawrence Rosen's Law for Geeks is more an extended Q&A than a tutorial, but it's entertaining and informative nonetheless..."
RootPrompt: Weakness and Security
(2005-08-03 05:30:32) "Security is hard. Security is very hard. It's hard because you have to do everything right all of the time and the enemy only has to do one thing right..."
Linux.com: Review: Lunar Linux
(2005-08-03 07:00:19) "Lunar Linux is an eye-opener, even for someone who has used many GNU/Linux distributions..."
DistroWatch: Interview: Jonathan Riddell, Kubuntu
(2005-08-03 08:30:09) "Designed for those who prefer KDE over GNOME, Kubuntu maintains the usual high development standards of its parent project, while providing users with the latest KDE packages throughout the distribution's release cycle..."
KernelTrap: Tracking the -mm Kernel
(2005-08-03 10:00:41) "Active 2.6 development happens in Andrew Morton's -mm tree, where cutting edge patches are first merged for testing and stabilization..."
The Register: Linux Bluetooth Hackers Hijack Car Audio
(2005-08-03 11:30:24) "Linux hackers have demonstrated a way to inject or record audio signals from passing cars running insecure Bluetooth hands-free units..."
eWeek: Sources: Novell Plans to Open SuSE Linux Pro to Community
(2005-08-03 12:15:35) "Novell is opening SuSE Linux to community-based development, sources say, with a model similar to Red Hat's recent move with Fedora..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Golden's Rules: Open Source at LinuxWorld Could Blow Away Software Slump
(2005-08-03 13:00:01) "The twice-yearly LinuxWorld Conference & Expo provides an opportunity to check the pulse of the open source community. This time around, in San Francisco starting August 8, that pulse will be racing..."
AP/The New York Times: Mozilla Forms Corporate Subsidiary
(2005-08-03 13:45:35) "The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation that organizes the development of the Firefox Web browser said Wednesday it has formed a corporate subsidiary not to make money but to better focus its activities..." [Free registration required; alternate link provided. -BKP]
CNET News: Novell Plans European Layoffs
(2005-08-03 14:30:08) "Novell plans to lay off 120 to 150 employees in Europe as part of a restructuring plan disclosed in a regulatory filing..."
PC World: Microsoft, Google to Battle for Geek Crown
(2005-08-03 15:15:53) "Mega companies will face off at Linuxworld's Golden Penguin Bowl trivia competition..."
internetnews.com: Novell: We Support Jboss Too
(2005-08-03 16:00:26) "Linux vendor Novell said it is now providing comprehensive technical support for JBoss open source software..."
DevX: Study: Linux Code Grows as Defects Decline
(2005-08-03 16:45:18) "Between December 2004 and July 2005, the 'defect density' in the Linux kernel has fallen from 0.17 to 0.16 and all serious defects have been corrected, a new report out from code analysis firm Coverity asserts..."
InfoWorld: Startups Vie to Make Linux More Attractive with Bundled Offerings
(2005-08-03 17:30:05) OSCON: "To that end, a several startups this week revealed plans to offer prebuilt, certified solutions so customers have fewer integration migraines..."
CNET News: Start-up Targets Open-Source Web Services
(2005-08-03 18:15:43) "Some of the technical minds behind Web services protocols have launched an open-source services company, pulling in fellow open-source company Covalent Technologies as an investor..."
vnunet: Novell/HP Tout High-Performance Linux
(2005-08-03 19:00:45) "Novell today unveiled its first validated Linux-based high performance computing (HPC) system..."
The Economic Times: HCL Introduces PC for Rs 9,900
(2005-08-03 19:45:45) "In a move to bring the personal computer closer to the common man, HCL Infosystems Ltd, a leading IT company, on Monday announced the launch of 'HCL PC for India' at a price of Rs 9,990..."
ADTmag: Funk Software Adds Traction to Steel-Belted Radius with Linux
(2005-08-03 20:30:23) "Funk Software yesterday announced its Steel-Belted Radius, a RADIUS/AAA server that centrally manages network access, will now run SuSE Enterprise Server 9 and Red Hat (Enterprise and Advanced Server 3) versions of Linux...."
Tonight on The Linux Link Tech Show
(2005-08-03 22:00:00) "We talk to notable author/hacker/commentator Eric Raymond...
Eye on IT: To James Gosling @ Sun
(2005-08-03 23:30:10) "You are quoted as saying that companies which give away software lack financial viability..."
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